Gold Medal Winner in Ballet Category at the 41st KBS Busan Dance Competition / Kim Min Seop (Dance Major, Class of 2020)
- 25.09.04 / 전윤실
Kim Min Seop (25), a Dance major student in our university's Department of Performing Art, won the Gold Prize in the Ballet Division at the 41st KBS Busan Dance Competition, Korea's most prestigious dance festival, receiving the honor of a 2 million won prize.
This year's competition, commemorating the 90th anniversary of KBS Busan's founding, expanded participation to include middle school students, drawing a record 270 contestants who competed fiercely. Kim Min Seop advanced to the finals with an outstanding performance in the preliminary round on July 27. At the finals held at the Busan Culture Center on August 13, he secured the Gold Prize in the ballet category by receiving the highest score for his exceptional technique and command of the stage.
Kim Min Seop has consistently demonstrated outstanding skill, winning the Gold Prize at the 11th Korea Professional Ballet Association Competition in 2023, followed by the Silver Prize at the 40th KBS Busan Dance Competition in 2024, and the Gold Prize at the 43rd National University Dance Competition in 2025. Furthermore, in April, he was recognized as an outstanding participant at the Peridance New York Premier Dance Center workshop held at Kookmin University's Dance Department, providing an opportunity to further strengthen his practical skills. Concurrently, she has steadily accumulated extensive stage experience through consistent participation in various productions, including the Spanish dance in the regular performance of Kookmin University's Dance Department, ‘Fairy Tale Ballet: Swan Lake’; the lead role in ‘Fairy Tale Ballet: The Nutcracker’; and the role of Bangja in the Korean creative ballet ‘Chunhyang’.
This award represents the valuable fruit of her diligent efforts and artistic passion, solidifying her potential as a next-generation dancer poised to lead Korea's dance scene.
Kookmin University's Dance Department cultivates creative and professional dance talents through practice-centered advanced training, theory-linked courses, and domestic and international dance exchanges. This achievement is regarded as a meaningful accomplishment built upon this educational foundation.
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Kim Min Seop (25), a Dance major student in our university's Department of Performing Art, won the Gold Prize in the Ballet Division at the 41st KBS Busan Dance Competition, Korea's most prestigious dance festival, receiving the honor of a 2 million won prize.
This year's competition, commemorating the 90th anniversary of KBS Busan's founding, expanded participation to include middle school students, drawing a record 270 contestants who competed fiercely. Kim Min Seop advanced to the finals with an outstanding performance in the preliminary round on July 27. At the finals held at the Busan Culture Center on August 13, he secured the Gold Prize in the ballet category by receiving the highest score for his exceptional technique and command of the stage.
Kim Min Seop has consistently demonstrated outstanding skill, winning the Gold Prize at the 11th Korea Professional Ballet Association Competition in 2023, followed by the Silver Prize at the 40th KBS Busan Dance Competition in 2024, and the Gold Prize at the 43rd National University Dance Competition in 2025. Furthermore, in April, he was recognized as an outstanding participant at the Peridance New York Premier Dance Center workshop held at Kookmin University's Dance Department, providing an opportunity to further strengthen his practical skills. Concurrently, she has steadily accumulated extensive stage experience through consistent participation in various productions, including the Spanish dance in the regular performance of Kookmin University's Dance Department, ‘Fairy Tale Ballet: Swan Lake’; the lead role in ‘Fairy Tale Ballet: The Nutcracker’; and the role of Bangja in the Korean creative ballet ‘Chunhyang’.
This award represents the valuable fruit of her diligent efforts and artistic passion, solidifying her potential as a next-generation dancer poised to lead Korea's dance scene.
Kookmin University's Dance Department cultivates creative and professional dance talents through practice-centered advanced training, theory-linked courses, and domestic and international dance exchanges. This achievement is regarded as a meaningful accomplishment built upon this educational foundation.
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